Sunset’s Moodiness
Sun’s smiling behind shining swathes
of pinks, purples, phloxes, and puce
She’s got some secrets, she does
Pretty planets pirouette round her
seeking her inner surprises and silences
Pretty please begging won’t persuade
The sun’s hot surface sears every contact
Just because there was pain
Just because you died doesn’t mean i love you less.
And yet…
Because you bullied me,
i learned to be quiet.
Because you started sprouting flaws,
i shrugged; we all have flaws.
Because you spurned my touch,
i learned the pleasure of my own hand.
Because you were not what i thought you were,
i shut down my dreams.
Because you used me for support,
i worked for you.
Because you tricked me,
i thought you loved me too.
Because you could wow me with words,
i thought i was lacking.
Because you hid in the closet,
i thought it was me, not you.
Because you said stop pawing me as i caressed your body,
depression became my soulmate.
Because you made my life hell,
i searched my soul for other worldly strength.
Just because you died
i never forgot you, the good and the bad altogether.
"Just because there was pain" was previously published by Poets Online.
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